LGBTQIA2S+ Students
Your identities can be an important part of your career, and may influence how you explore your options, prepare your story, decide on opportunities, or approach your career goals. TC NEXT is dedicated to providing information and resources that can support your career development as a student who identifies as LGBTQIA2S+. The below resources can help you answer questions regarding identity disclosure, evaluating potential employers, the job search, finding community, understanding your legal rights, and more.
TC Specific
- Registered Student Organizations Directory: QueerTC
- LGBTQ @ Teachers College “We offer every LGBTQ student and ally opportunities to study and conduct relevant scholarship, to avail themselves of an array of specialized support services, to socialize openly, and to become leaders of LGBTQ communities on and off campus.”
- All Gender Restrooms
- Article: Should you tell a potential employer that you’re LGBTQ+?
- Article: 5 ways to find an internship when you’re a member of an LGBTQ+ community
- Article: Top careers for LGBTQ+ job seekers
- Article: What Companies Can Do to Support LGBTQ Employees
- Article: How to handle LGBTQ+ discrimination at work
- Video: Job Tips from LGBTQ+ Leaders at the Brooklyn Community Pride Center
- Video: Best Practices for Using Pronouns in the Workplace
- Video: How to Approach Interviewing and Resume Updates from a Trans Perspective
Guide to Sexual Orientation & Career Development
(via Swarthmore College)
- Out Professionals "is dedicated to advancing the careers of LGBTQ professionals by creating meaningful networking events and other career-building and life-enriching programming. We focus on creating in-person networking events with the support of virtual and online networking opportunities that help create the connections and build the professional relationships that advance careers and improve professionals’ lives.” Also includes a job board for LGBTQ+ professionals.
- TransCanWork offers an array of job seeker programs for trans individuals including career consultation, technical training, skill development, networking, and an inclusive extensive job board.
- Lambda Legal is a national LGBT civil rights organization. Information about workplace discrimination cases of potential interest to your students and clients.
- The National Center for Transgender Equality “advocates to change policies and society to increase understanding and acceptance of transgender people. In the nation’s capital and throughout the country, NCTE works to replace disrespect, discrimination, and violence with empathy, opportunity, and justice.”
Workplace rights via the Human Rights Campaign: “While the SCOTUS ruling marked a major advancement for LGBTQ+ equality, there is still work to be done to ensure every workplace has inclusive policies and practices in place. Non-discrimination policies, benefits and other practices that include LGBTQ+ workers are essential for businesses as they compete for talent and customers. Through pioneering tools like the Corporate Equality Index, HRC works to provide employers the resources they need to improve and promote fairness in the workplace.”
LGBTQIA+Jobs supports “Connecting LGBTQIA+ Professionals With Employers Who Embrace Diversity” through job search tools and development resources”
Out Professionals "is dedicated to advancing the careers of LGBTQ professionals by creating meaningful networking events and other career-building and life-enriching programming. We focus on creating in-person networking events with the support of virtual and online networking opportunities that help create the connections and build the professional relationships that advance careers and improve professionals’ lives.” Also includes a job board for LGBTQ+ professionals.
OutBüro’s “mission is to connect the world’s LGBTQ employees, professionals, and entrepreneurs with opportunities to grow in their careers and grow their companies. We strive to connect companies and organizations that support LGBTQ Corporate Equality with quality candidates while providing a voice and insight into workplace culture and LGBT workplace issues.”